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cloying
[ kloi-ing ]
adjective
- causing or tending to cause disgust or aversion through excess:
a perfume of cloying sweetness.
- overly ingratiating or sentimental.
cloying
/ ˈɔɪɪŋ /
adjective
- initially pleasurable or sweet but wearying in excess
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Derived Forms
- ˈDz⾱Բ, adverb
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Other Word Forms
- DziԲ· adverb
- ܲ·DziԲ adjective
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Brown sugar gives it a molasses depth and I hold back on the white sugar so things never veer into cloying.
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The filling has a surprising hint of salt, which cuts through the richness and prevents the donut from feeling cloying.
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The first version of this cake used only white sugar, and it was too one-note, too cloying.
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His voice is clear, soothing and sweet without being cloying or campy.
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Those who turned 10 before that date were “too old for something so cloying and cute,” said Barney.
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